Bulgaria criticised for cosmetic changes to judiciary

judicary - sądownictwo
Bulgaria criticised for cosmetic changes to judiciary

regrettably - niestety
in the haste - w pośpiechu

Regrettably, it is my general impression that, in the haste to meet the strenuous accession deadlines, some of the reforms and, in particular, the reform of the judiciary, have undergone numerous ‘cosmetic changes' that have pushed the reforms in an undesired direction

irreversibly - nieodwracalnie
In November, Sofia also irreversibly lost €220 million of pre-accession EU funding over its persistent failure to tackle corruption, with the commission saying that most measures taken by the Bulgarian government in the area are "only a promise for future action."

NATO talks on Rasmussen impact EU-Turkey relations

tension - napięcie
overcoming Turkish opposition during difficult talks which caused fresh tension in EU-Turkey relations.

resistance - opór
Turkish resistance to the Rasmussen nomination centered around his support for Danish media after newspapers published cartoons of Mohammed in 2006.

to look for - szukać
Whoever puts Islamic propaganda above the future of NATO and our European system of values, has nothing to look for in the EU

bilateral - dwustronny
I had a long bilateral meeting with Mr Obama which was very fruitful and our concerns were overcome and wishes respected

to look into - przyjrzeć się dokładnie, zaanalizować coś
Mr Rasmussen also pledged to look into Danish-based Kurdish TV station Roj TV, which Ankara wants off the air.

Źródło: http://euobserver.com/9/27915

EU anti-discrimination bill gets the green light

bill - ustawa
disability - niepełnosprawność
The European Parliament on Thursday (2 April) passed a bill banning discrimination against people on the basis of age, disability, sexual orientation, belief or religion in the areas of education, social security, health care and goods and services.

votes in favour - głosy za
against - przeciwko
to back - wesprzeć
The draft law was passed on Thursday (2 April) by 363 votes in favour and 226 against after the left wing and liberal MEPs clubbed together to back the legislation.

to deserve - zasługiwać
Europe will protect your freedom and will make sure that you will get all the possibilities you deserve to make something of your life

realm - dziedzina, sfera
The European Union has since 2000 prohibited these forms of discrimination at work, but legal protection in the realms of public services, buying products or making use of commercial services was not covered.

Źródło: http://euobserver.com/9/27899

Artykuł Will euro save Eastern Europe?

slajd - spadek
Crisis-hit economies in Central and Eastern Europe have seen their national currencies slide against the euro

argue - przekonywać
Many argue, though, that the other new EU countries are not strong and flexible enough to join the eurozone.

reluctant - niechętny, oporny
backer - zwolennik, poplecznik
But conservative President Lech Kaczynski is a reluctant backer.

to determine - wyznaczyć
monetary policy - polityka pieniężna / monetarna
Having a national currency would enable Poland to determine its own monetary policy, President Kaczynski pointed out.

to withstand - wytrzymać próbę, stawić opór
The economies that want to adopt the euro must first become strong and flexible enough to withstand a new financial or economic crisis without being able to implement specific monetary measures, as these powers would be exercised exclusively by the European Central Bank (ECB)

to comply with - stosować się do czegoś, dostosować się
Stability and Growth Pact - Pakt Stabilności i Wzrostu (UE)
impose - narzucić, nakazywać
to curb - ograniczać
Countries in the eurozone are expected to comply with the Stability and Growth Pact, seen as a tool to impose budget discipline, including curbing inflation and keeping budget deficits below 3%.

simultaneously - jednocześnie
"The inflation criteria and the exchange rate stability criteria are just not possible for these countries in this situation to meet simultaneously," she says. "Unless they get lucky."

saviour - zbawca, zbawiciel
The euro has successfully established itself as a global currency. It now looks like it could be asked to take on larger role of a saviour of troubled economies

Artykuł EU needs 'brutal' science advice

to follow - podążać (za), iść w ślad, śledzić
step up - włożyć w coś więcej wysiłku, zwiększyć, podnosić (poziom)
Professor John Beddington said that Europe should follow the US president's lead and step up its scientific agenda.

line-up - program, plan
Compared with the new Washington line-up, European science advice looks very deficient

plethora - mnóstwo
world-renowned - światowej sławy, renomy
Working with him will be a plethora of world-renowned scientists, including two Nobel Prize winners.

scrutinise - szczegółowo badać, oceniać krytycznie
Their job is to be an independent - and sometimes irritating voice - for ministers, scrutinising policy and, if they feel it is unworkable, saying so.

Artykuł Irish economy 'to contract by 6%'

to contract - kurczyć się
Irish economy 'to contract by 6%'

to average - osiągać średnio, wynosić przeciętnie
Unemployment will average about 11%

to admit - przyznawać
Mr Hurley also admitted "risks to this outlook remain to the downside" and said central banks were looking at "non-standard" policies.

look beyond - patrzeć poza (coś), poszukiwać
interest rates - stopy procentowe
Mr Hurley also revealed that the European Central Bank (ECB), which looks after monetary policy in the eurozone, is looking beyond interest rate cuts to help stimulate the economy

fell into recession - wpaść w recesję
The country officially fell into recession in September 2008, and unemployment has risen sharply in the following months.

unemployment benefit - zasiłek dla bezrobotnych
The numbers of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Irish Republic rose to 326,000 in January

Artykuł Viewpoints: Lisbon Treaty impact

streamline - poprawić wydajność, zwiększyć efektywność
All but a few of the EU's 27 member states have ratified the Lisbon Treaty, which is aimed at streamlining EU institutions.

think-tank - zespół doradców, grupa naukowców
Here, as part of a series of viewpoints on EU issues, two European think-tank experts argue for and against the treaty.

European Court of Justice - Trybunał Sprawiedliwości Wspólnot Europejskich (potocznie: Europejski Trybunał Sprawiedliwości)
They will also be able to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.

decision-making process - proces podejmowania decyzji
It only brings in new procedures, to improve the decision-making process.

reappear - pojawiać się ponownie
Open Europe's side-by-side comparison of the two texts found that 96% of the original reappears in the Lisbon Treaty.

reveal - odsłaniać, ujawniać
And he revealed the reason for this: "Above all, it is to avoid having referendums".

soberly - trzeźwo, realnie
One judge said: "One has to ask soberly: What competences are left with the Bundestag [German lower house of parliament] in the end?"